Red Hat PowerTools README
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The CPAN CD is a collection of perl modules.  Packaged in RPM format, 
it is trivial to install. If you chose not to keep one, its very easy 
with RPM to remove it from your disk.

To install a package from the CPAN CD, you must first become
super-user on your system. This can be done by the command

	'su' 

You can also login as 'root' from the login prompt.  	

You will be prompted for the root password.  After entering the password,
you will be the super-user.

Mount the CD-ROM in your drive and then change directory ('cd') to 
the one containing the RPM you want to install.

Then type:

	'rpm -Uvh <rpmfilename>'

Where <rpmfilename> is the name of the RPM you wish to install. Some other
commands you should know:

To query a list of the RPMs on your system:

 	'rpm -qa'

To see if a particular package is installed:

	'rpm -q <packagename>'

To erase a package:

	'rpm -e <packagename>'

The <packagename> does not include the extension for the RPM file on the cd.
For example, to install the package 'perl-libnet-1.0605-1.i386.rpm':

	'rpm -Uvh perl-libnet-1.0605-1.i386.rpm'

To query the package for infomration after installation:

	'rpm -qi perl-libnet'

And to query a package before installation:

	'rpm -qip  perl-libnet-1.0605-1.i386.rpm'

To see what files were installed from this package:

	'rpm -ql perl-libnet'

To erase perl-libnet from your system:

	'rpm -e perl-libnet'

BE SURE TO LOGOUT AFTER INSTALLING PACKAGES WITH RPM. You can do
considerable damage as the super-user if you are not sure of what you are
doing. Only use it to install and remove packages unless you KNOW what you
are doing!

For more info on RPM, check out the Red Hat website at
http://www.redhat.com, or the RPM website at http://www.rpm.org.  The
command 'rpm --help' gives verbose information on running rpm.  There is
also 'man'.

The book "Maximum RPM" describes the use of RPM in great detail, and can be
purchased from Red Hat software.

Authors and maintainers are also listed in the SRPMS. If you encounter
problems, please submit a bug report on our bug tracking system at
http://developer.redhat.com/bugzilla


					Thanks,

					The Red Hat Engineering Team

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